Men's tennis falls, 4-2, at No. 7 USC

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Fall 4-2 In Battle At No. 7 USC

LOS ANGELES (SMU) – The SMU men's tennis team fell 4-2 in a hard-fought match with No. 7 USC at the David X. Marks Tennis Complex on Saturday.

"I am really proud of this team," said Head Coach Grant Chen. "We went out on the road against a top-10 team and competed for three hours. We left everything we had out on the courts. We look forward to another opportunity to compete Sunday against a very good Texas Tech team."

The Mustangs move to 4-2 on the season, with the Trojans moving to 2-0.

The Trojans captured the match's doubles point by taking courts one and two.

Freshman Trevor Svajda rallied from down 4-1 to win a 7-6 tiebreaker in his first set against Stefan Dostanic. The San Diego native went on to defeat Dostanic in straight sets (7-6, 6-2) to remain undefeated on the season (5-0).

Sophomore Jerry Barton earned the Mustangs' second singles victory, defeating Lodewijk Weststrate in straight sets (7-6, 6-3). Barton's win closed the once 3-0 Trojan lead to just one with two matches yet to play.

USC would go on to take the match's clinching point.

SMU returns to action on Sunday against Texas Tech at the David X. Marks Tennis Complex. Sunday's ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation match is set to begin at 1 p.m. (CT).

Singles Scores:
Trevor Svajda def. Stefan Dostanic (7-6, 6-2)
Peter Makk def. Adam Neff (7-6, 6-1)
Jerry Barton def. Lodewijk Weststrate (7-6, 6-3)
Volodymyr Iakubenko def. Liam Krall (7-5, 7-6)
Karl Lee def. Maks Silagy (6-0, 6-2)
Louis Cloud vs. Samuel Rubbell (2-6, 7-6, 0-1 (DNF))
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6

Doubles Scores:
Stefan Destanic/Oscar Weightman def. Adam Neff/Trevor Svajda (6-3)
Peter Makk/Lodewijk Weststrate def. Liam Krall/Callaway Clark (6-1)
Volodymyr Iakubenko vs. Huntley Allen/Maks Silagy (5-4 (DNF))
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3